End of software support for Xiaomi Mi 5 and Redmi Note 3

If you own Xioami 2016 flagship, Mi 5 and the affordable Redmi Note 3 phablet then we have some bad news for you. End of software support for Xiaomi Mi 5 and Redmi Note 3 phablet announced.

Xiaomi just confirmed
that it’s discontinuing the software support for two of its iconic devices –
the 2016 flagship, Mi 5 and the affordable Redmi Note 3 phablet from the same
year. The upcoming stable release of the MIUI Global ROM will be the last one for
those two handsets.

The Beta Team for both
phones will be disbanded after the final OTA update arrives. That’s quite
unfortunate and many fans in the official MIUI forum are displeased with the
news, but there’s another side of the coin here.

First, Xiaomi is releasing a plethora of devices each year and the software support for all of them is not only costly, but time-consuming as well. Secondly, the two phones are nearly three years old and that’s pretty much you could get from a smartphone manufacturer these days. So we can at least give credit to Xiaomi for continuing the support for more than two years after the initial release of the Mi 5 and Redmi Note 3.

Now, the community should
take it from here. There are probably plenty of ROMs based on the latest
Android versions so if you are keen on holding onto your aging device that
might be your best bet.

We would suggest to move
on with the for Mi 5 and Redmi Note 3 phablet if you are using one and get your
hands on with the new devices available in the market. Xiaomi is expected to
launch the new Redmi 7 series which can be one of the option to switch over.

Do let us know your views
about the for Mi 5 and Redmi Note 3 phablet if you use one of them and which
device now you are planning to buy. For
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Khushbu is chief editor of Viral Mobile Tech & App Gyaan, she is professionally a CA and tech enthusiasts, her USP is to judge the things with magnifying glass, her love other than technology & tax is eating.